..However, catgut is now banned in Europe. Our study examined the tensile and breaking strength as well as rate of degradation for four types of absorbable suture now commonly used for hypospadias repairs in the UK...

Iron deficiency and sleep disordered breathing in children--cause or effect?

..Correction of iron deficiency has been shown to improve sleep disordered breathing (SDB) in certain adult populations. We evaluated the iron status of children diagnosed with SDB undergoing adenotonsillectomy...